St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church (Columbia, South Carolina)

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building_name=St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church


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location=Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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religious_affiliation=Roman Catholic
district=Diocese of Charleston
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website= http://www.visitstpeters.org
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architecture_style=Gothic Revival
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year_completed=1908
construction_cost=$60,500
architect=Frank Pierce Milburn
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length= 131 ft (40 m)
width= 79 ft (24.1 m)
width_nave= 64 ft (19.5 m)
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spire_quantity=One
spire_height= 163 ft (49.7 m)
materials=Dark red brick with Bedford stone and terra cotta trim
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added =September 28 1989
refnum =89001610
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is located at 1529 Assembly St. in Columbia, South Carolina. This is the second building of the oldest Catholic parish in Columbia and the Midlands of South Carolina.

The first resident Catholic priest came to Columbia in 1820. St. Peter's first church, designed by the South Carolina architect Robert Mills, was completed in 1824. This church was demolished in the early 1900s to build the new sanctuary.

The new church was designed by Frank Pierce Milburn, who was a Southern architect. The planning and fundraising was done largely by Father Thomas J. Hegarty. Construction started in 1906 and was completed in 1908. The dedication was in January 1909.

The Gothic Revival church was built with dark red brick with Bedford stone and dull glazed terra cotta trim. The roof was Buckingham slate. The spire is topped with a cross and is 163 ft (49.7 m) above grade.

The church has a cruciform plan with a high nave. It is 131 ft (40 m) long and 79 ft (24.1 m) wide. The nave is 64 ft (19.5 m) long and 51 ft (15.6 m) tall. The 3,500 lb (1,591 kg), 55 in (1.4 m) diameter bell was cast in 1911 by McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore, Maryland.

The church graveyard is to the rear of the church.

The St. Peter's Church is on the National Register of Historic Places, No. 89001610. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/richland/S10817740097/index.htm Pictures of the St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.] ] and copies of the nomination forms. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/richland/S10817740097/S10817740097.pdf St. Peter's Church nomination form.] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.visitstpeters.org/ St. Peter's website]